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#198 – Gitmo, ISIS, Afghanistan: Walking the national security beat

By Julia Ziegler

On this week’s It’s All Journalism, producer Michael O’Connell talks to Paul Shinkman of U.S. News & World Report, about covering defense and national security stories. He’s gone from being embedded with Air Force and Army units in Afghanistan to covering the ongoing trials of al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He also discusses the challenge of reporting on ISIS and other terrorist threats around the world.

Emergency guide: What you should do to prepare for emergencies

By WTOP Staff
WASHINGTON — Do you know what you'd do if an emergency hits? What if you're at work, your spouse is stuck in traffic and your children are in school? There's no way to plan for every emergency, but you can make sure you're prepared for different scenarios, including making a plan for your family and building a kit of emergency supplies.
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